Mysterious Blue (Valspar 4005-8A)
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Mysterious Blue (Valspar 4005-8A) is a medium, cool blue from Valspar: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mysterious Blue
Four Valspar colors picked for Mysterious Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Mysterious Blue, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Awesome Violet | SW 6815 | 45 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Riviera Azure | 822 | 44.8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Anemone | 590B-4 | 42.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suenos | 17-01 | 42 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar blue colors nearest to Mysterious Blue (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Mysterious Blue
Darker than Mysterious Blue
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 4005-8A |
| Hex | #9AAFD8 |
| RGB | 154, 175, 216 |
| HSL | 220°, 44%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.2, 2.1, -23.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mysterious Blue (Valspar 4005-8A), published as #9AAFD8
#86A5D6
#AEB9D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mysterious Blue (Valspar 4005-8A)?
- Mysterious Blue has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mysterious Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mysterious Blue in another brand?
- Anemone (Behr 590B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Mysterious Blue warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mysterious Blue as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -23.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.